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http://dx.doi.org/10.14776/piv.2017.24.1.31

The Efficacy of Rapid Antigen Tests for Detection of Seasonal Influenza Virus  

Lee, Jun Yeol (Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine)
Lee, Sol (Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine)
Kim, Han Sung (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine)
Kim, Kwang Nam (Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine)
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Pediatric Infection and Vaccine / v.24, no.1, 2017 , pp. 31-36 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the accuracy of rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDT) in children with an influenza-like illness and to evaluate factors associated with greater accuracy. Methods: Pediatric patients, who visited Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital with an influenza-like illness between June 2011 and May 2016, were enrolled in this study. We tested 798 samples using a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for respiratory viruses and compared the results with rapid influenza tests. Results: In comparison with the results of the multiplex PCR, the positive agreement rates of RIDT for influenza A and B virus were 75.7% and 60.0%, respectively. The performance of RIDT varied according to days after fever onset. The positive agreement rates of RIDT for influenza A and B tests, performed within 4 days of fever onset, were 77.6% and 73.2%, but the rates for tests performed more than 5 days after fever onset were 66.7% and 21.4%, respectively. Conclusions: The RIDT is a quick and simple aid to diagnosis, but is less sensitive than the labeled sensitivity. Moreover, test performance varied according to days after fever onset. Test specimens for RIDT should be collected as soon as possible after the onset of symptoms (less than 4 days).
Keywords
Influenza, human; Immunochromatography; Polymerase chain reaction;
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